Each solidary debtor is entitled to accept on behalf of his co-debtors an offer by the creditor to renounce his claim by gratuitous title to the extent that this renunciation also applies to the co-debtors.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1470
Renunciation by Gratuitous Title · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
An extension granted by the creditor for payment to one of the debtors also applies to his co-debtors to the extent that this turns out to be the intention of the creditor.